Eaves-trough



(No Model J. P. ABBOTT.

BAVES TROUGH No. 417,657. Patented Dec. 17, 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JONATHAN P. ABBOTT, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

EAVES-TROUGH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 41 7,657, dated December 17, 1889.

Application filed March 9, 1889. Serial No. 302,719. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JONATHAN P. ABBOTT, a resident of Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, a citizen of the United States, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Eaves-Troughs; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and complete description thereof.

My improvement relates to the means for joining sections to form a continuous eavestrough, and also to the peculiar construction of a detachable strap for the joints and a detachable grooved end piece, the object of which is to facilitate the erection of said trough, whereby a water -tight conduit is formed without the necessity of soldering the sections and ends together.

That the invention may be fully understood reference'will be had to the annexed specification and the accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure 1 is a plan view of the end of an eaves-trough, represented as jointed by a detachable strap connection, above referred to. Fig. 2 is a cross-section of said trough, looking toward the free end thereof, on line mm, Fig. 1. tion exposing the interior of the outer half of the trough. Fig. 4 is a central longitudinal section exposing the interior of the inneihalf of the trough. Fig. 5 is a cross-section on line as w, looking toward the end piece thereof; and Fig. 6 illustrates the end piece detached.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the drawings and specification.

In the drawings, A and B represent the straight sections of an eaves-trough, C the strap uniting said sections," and E the attachable end piece. By these improved means, as hereinafter more fully described, no soldering is required for rendering the joints made by them water-tight, the end piece being also so constructed as to be applied without soldering.

The sections A and B, as shown, are of the ordinary construction, one side being provided with a tubular enlargement a, and the other side with a hem, as seen at b, said tubular enlargement a being used for the outer side of the trough and the hem b for the in- Fig. 3 is a central longitudinal sec-..

ner side. The strap 0 is likewise provided with a tubular enlargement c, in size fitting over the enlargement a, whereas to theopposite end or side is secured the screw-bolt d, having a screw-nut e, as seen in Figs. 1, 2, and 4. The inner side of the enlargement c is slotted, as seen at c. Said slots 0 allow the sliding of the tube 0 of the strap C over the enlargement a of the sections, or the sections may be pushed into said strap. When either side of the strap is connected with the trough-sections, as above stated, and shown in Fig. 1, and the strap is laid around said sections, then the flanged cap D is set over the bolt cl and onto the hem 1), Figs. 2 and 4, after which the screw-nut e is applied to draw said strap tightly onto and around said sections A and B,-Wl1ich assures water-tight joints with the section A and B. Other equivalent means in place of a screw bolt and nut may be employed for the said purpose. The strap 0 and flanged cap D are made long enough to allow of more or less engagement 7 with said sections for adjusting the trough to the required length. In a similar manner the end piece E is attached to the section B, as seen in Figs. 1, 4, and 5, and the detached View of said end piece is seen in Fig. 6.

The free end of section B is provided with a border, as seen at f, which fits into the groove around the under side of the end piece E. The tube a is also partly inclosed by means of the-flange h, which extends along the upper side of said end piece, as seen in Figs. 5 and G. Opposite the side 71 a screwbolt z' is secured to the said end piece E, by means of which and the screw-nut K said end piece is drawn onto the section B after the washer F is laid between said nut and the end piece E, as seen in Fig. 4.

By the use of this improvement the time, labor, and expense of soldering is avoided, while equally good, if not better, results follow.

That part provided with the hem b is the side of the trough lying nearest the building or under the eaves thereof. Thus the screwbolts d and 'i are protected from the weather, rust for that reason being less liable to occur. The outer side, over which the hangers are Too bent, is left comparatively smooth, thereby improving the appearance of the trough or joint.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In eaves-troughs, the combination of the sections A and H and strap 0, said strap being provided with a slotted tube on one side and a screw-bolt with nut and flanged cap on the other side, for the purpose as shown, and substantially as described.

2. In combination with an eaves-troug h, the end piece E, having a segmental groove in contact with the flanged end of the trough, partly surrounding the tubular bead thereof, the said flanged connection drawn tightly in contact with said trough by means of the bolt and nut, constructed and arranged substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

3. The screw-bolt (I, screw-nut e,and flangecap D, in combination with sections of an eaves-tr0ugh, constructed and arranged substantially as shown, for the purpose set forth.

4. In an eaves-trough, the sections A B, with the strap 0, extending around and embracing the exterior end parts of said sections, with one end of said strap inclosing one side of said sections and the other end attached to and in combination with the fastening mechanism, arranged as described, whereby the said strap is drawn in close contact with the sections, forming a tightly-jointed connection, substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I afiixnwsignaturo in presence of two witnesses.

JONATHAN I. ABBOTT. Witnesses:

W. II. BURRIDGE, B. F. EIBLER. 

